I have 5k to spend on a new workstation this year. I already have two monitors. I would like suggestions as to which Workstations should I purchase and what features should it have for the best performance. I plan on making my purchase this month. I always like having two hard drives, one for the system files and one for file storage. I do use EPDM and I know the importance of a great graphics card. I will use windows 7 64 bit. What other things should I have for max performance? Our products are small with less than 500 parts. I currently have a Dell T3400, 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, 3.25 GB RAM, running XP Pro SP3. 32 bit system. Thanks for your comments in advance.
I see you "know the importance of a great graphics card". Also, the video card should be SolidWorks approved as well. If you are going to use windows 7 64 bit, get as much ram as you can afford, at least 6 or 8GB. Ram is cheaper than it use to be. This will be a plus if you use Photoview 360 for rendering.